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Mount Gravatt East · Suburb / Locality

Jobs & Industry in Mount Gravatt East

Work across the area — who is in the labour force, in which industries and jobs.

A much higher share of adults are working or looking for work in Mount Gravatt East compared to the rest of the country. Nearly 70% of adults are in the labour force, which is well above the national figure of 61.1%. This creates a strong workforce where full-time employment is more common than in most other areas.

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📍 Mount Gravatt East, Suburb / Locality

Where Mount Gravatt East sits — Unemployment rate

4.8% ▼ -3.5%

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Mount Gravatt East — higher than 66% of areas.

Mount Gravatt East4.8%
4122, QLD 5.6%
Queensland 5.4%
Australia 5.1%

Labour force

Employment, participation and unemployment.

About 69.5% of adults are working or looking for work, which is well above both the Queensland and Australian figures. Full-time employment is also a little above the national rate at 60.9%, though the unemployment rate of 4.8% is higher than in most similar areas.

Unemployment rate

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4.8% ▼ -3.5%

Higher than 66% of suburb / locality areas.

Unemployed people as a share of the labour force (aged 15+).

Labour-force participation

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69.5% ▲ +4.3%

Higher than 80% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of people aged 15+ who are in the labour force.

Employed full-time

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60.9% ▼ -7.1%

Higher than 64% of suburb / locality areas.

Share of employed people who worked full-time.

Industries

The industries that employ local workers.

Health care and social assistance is the biggest employer at 17.0%. Other common industries include education and training at 11.1% and professional and technical services at 9.6%.

Occupations

The kinds of jobs people do.

Professional roles are the most common, making up 31.9% of jobs. Clerical and administrative positions follow at 13.4%, with managers accounting for 13.2% of the workforce.

Occupations people work in

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In Mount Gravatt East, the largest group is Professionals at 32%, followed by Clerical & administrative (14%) and Managers (13%).

Professionals 31.9% Clerical & administrative 13.4% Managers 13.2% Technicians & trades 10.3% Community & personal service 10.2% Sales workers 8.3% Labourers 6.9% Machinery operators & drivers 4.2%

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Jobs & Industry in Mount Gravatt East [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL31969/mount-gravatt-east/topic/employment